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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7575640 | Method for producing sugar and sugar-containing products from sugar-containing plant raw materials The invention relates to a method for producing sugar or saccharated products from saccharated plant materials. Said method is characterized in that the production process is at least partially carried out in the presence of added fatty acids or the soaps thereof, a... | 08/18/2009 |
| 6987183 | Method for recovering products The present invention is directed to a method comprising a multistep process for recovering one or more monosaccharides from a solution containing at least two monosaccharides selected from the group consisting of rhamnose, arabinose, xylose and mixtures thereof by ... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6770147 | METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF SUGAR OR SUGAR-CONTAINING PRODUCTS FROM SUGAR-CONTAINING VEGETABLE RAW MATERIALS, SUGAR AND SUGAR-CONTAINING PRODUCTS MADE BY THE METHOD, AND EXTRACTION SOLUTION FOR USE IN THE METHOD A method for producing sugar or sugar-containing products from sugar-containing vegetable raw materials involves production the sugar or sugar-containing products in the presence of added natural food-compatible resins. An extraction liquid containing the natural fo... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6106632 | Process for mechanically dewatering extracted sugar beet pulp In a process for mechanically dewatering extracted sugar beet pulp, the dry matter content in the pressed pulp is increased by introducing directly into the pressed pulp layer in the pressing region a suspension of salt or salts of polyvalent ions. An app... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6090429 | Process for the manufacture of a lactitol syrup A process for the manufacture of a lactitol syrup that involves subjecting a mixture of lactose and an hydrolysate of inulin or of starch to catalytic hydrogenation.... | 07/18/2000 |
| 5925190 | Production of fructose dianhydride products from inulin Inulins are pyrolyzed to di-D-fructose dianhydrides in good yield by heating at atmospheric pressure to a temperature sufficiently high to melt the inulin, or pyrolyzing in the presence of a hydroxy carboxylic acid such as citric acid, to melt temperature... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5865899 | Process for refining a raw sugar, particulary raw sugar from the sugar cane sugar industry A process for refining a raw sugar, particularly raw sugar from the sugar cane sugar industry, characterized in that it comprises the steps of: (a) remelting of the raw sugar for obtaining a raw sugar syrup, (b) carbonatation or phosphatation of said raw sugar syru... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5833757 | Process for conversion of bananas to sugar syrup A process which permits the facile conversion of green bananas to a sugar syrup uses a sequence of steps involving grinding the bananas, heating the bananas, treating the bananas with an alpha amylase to convert the starch granules into lower molecular we... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5759283 | Method for processing sugar beets to produce a purified beet juice product An efficient method for manufacturing a purified juice product from sugar beets. Untreated beet juice is initially prelimed using lime and CaCO3 to produce a prelimed juice product. Instead of subjecting the prelimed product to main liming and ... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5593868 | Method of producing high fructose corn syrup from glucose using noble gases A process for producing high fructose corn syrup from glucose containing syrup, which entails isomerizing the glucose containing syrup through an enzymatic reaction to make high fructose corn syrup, wherein the enzymatic reaction occurs in a gas containin... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5525154 | Method for the hydrolysis of starchy materials by sweetpotato endogenous amylases The present invention relates to a method for the hydrolysis of sweetpotato starch which comprises the steps of: a) separating outer and starchy inner tissues of sweetpotato roots; b) heating the separated starchy inner tissues of step a) for a time suffi... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5512464 | Method of producing high fructose corn syrup from glucose using noble gases A process for producing high fructose corn syrup from glucose containing syrup, which entails isomerizing the glucose containing syrup through an enzymatic reaction to make high fructose corn syrup, wherein the enzymatic reaction occurs in a gas containin... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5409541 | Method and apparatus for extracting soluble and dispersible materials from products using a slotted scroll extractor A counterflow single-screw extractor includes a screw conveyor having a helical scroll formed from arcuate flight sections each having a plurality of elongated slots extending away from the direction of screw rotation and permitting the flow of effluent t... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5338366 | Acid pre-hydrolysis reactor system Biomass, such as bagasse, is pre-hydrolyzed, to ultimately effect hydrolysis of hemicellulose to sugars. Biomass is mixed with a mineral acid solution to form a slurry having a consistency of about 8 to 12% so that the acid solution properly wets the biom... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5266120 | Process and apparatus for the pre-treatment of cut sugar beets A preliminary treatment of sliced sugar beets before they are subjected to diffusion comprises a first stage wherein the sliced sugar beets are contacted with a first solution of calcium monosaccharate while the sliced sugar beets and the calcium monosacc... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5234503 | Integrated process for producing crystalline fructose and a high-fructose, liquid-phase sweetener An integrated process is disclosed which produces both crystalline fructose and a liquid-phase sweetener such as High Fructose Corn Syrup from a feed stream comprising dextrose. A portion of the dextrose in the feed stream is isomerized to fructose and th... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5194093 | Process for the decoloration of sugar liquor Process for the extraction of the sugar contained in plants such as sugar beets or sugar cane, wherein the concentration of a dilute liquor by the evaporation of water to obtain a liquor from which the sugar may be separated by crystallization, is applied... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5137744 | Process and system for the improvement of edible fiber and product A process for preparing a preferred vegetable fiber product is described. A particular process for reducing off-flavor and off-odor problems in materials such as sugarbeet fiber is specifically described. Also, a preferred system for conducting the proces... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5125977 | Two-stage dilute acid prehydrolysis of biomass A two-stage dilute acid prehydrolysis process on xylan containing hemicellulose in biomass is effected by: treating feedstock of hemicellulosic material comprising xylan that is slow hydrolyzable and xylan that is fast hydrolyzable under predetermined low... | 06/30/1992 |
| 5112638 | Process for the improvement of edible fiber and product A process for preparing a preferred vegetable fiber product is described. A particular process for reducing off-flavor and off-odor problems in materials such as sugarbeet fiber is specifically described. Also, a preferred system for conducting the proces... | 05/12/1992 |
| 4908067 | Hydrolysis process A continuous hydrolysis process for the hydrolysis of wood and wood derived products into sugars and other products, wherein woodchip or other feedstock is formed into a slurry which is acidified, pressurized and heated before being hydrolyzed in reactors... | 03/13/1990 |
| 4816078 | Process for production of crystalline L-arabinose The invention concerns a process for production of L-arabionose in crystalline form. Starting material are extracted sugar beet pulp or other L-araban containing plant materials. These are heated in an autoclave as an aqueous suspension in the presence of... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4758283 | Process for preparing L-rhamnose This invention relates to a process for readily and efficiently preparing L-rhamnose with the use of a marine alga belonging to the family Monostromaceae, Ulvales. According to the process of the present invention, rhamnan sulfate is extracted from a mari... | 07/19/1988 |
| 4555270 | Beet juice extracting process The beet juice extracting process, employing in particular diffusion, of the type comprising previously treating beets cut into cossettes with calcium ions, wherein the prior treatment is effected by treating the cossettes with an aqueous solution of calc... | 11/26/1985 |
| 4484012 | Production of mannitol and higher manno-saccharide alcohols A method for hydrolyzing coffee extraction residue materials to produce manno-saccharides having a degree of polymerization from 1 to 10 and subsequently neutralizing and reducing said mixture of manno-saccharides to their corresponding alcohols. The coff... | 11/20/1984 |
| 4427454 | Method for treating sugar solution A method for treating a sugar solution in which one, two or more than two kinds of esters selected from the group consisting of glycerol mono-aceto mono-fatty acid ester, glycerol mono-aceto di-fatty acid ester and glycerol di-aceto mono-fatty acid ester ... | 01/24/1984 |
| 4328043 | Method of increasing sugar extraction efficiency from sugar-containing plant tissue with use of carbon dioxide Sugar extraction efficency from sugar-containing plant tissue, such as sugarbeet cossettes or the like, is increased by contacting the sugar-containing plant tissue near the juice end of a diffusion process with diffusion water in the presence of an effec... | 05/04/1982 |
| 4273590 | Process for obtaining pressed beet pulp with high dry-substance content Process for obtaining beet pulp of high dry-solids content from a sugar extraction process by mechanically pressing the pulp, mixing salts of polyvalent cations, an acid or both with the pressed pulp, further pressing the admixture and thermally drying th... | 06/16/1981 |
| 4229342 | Process for extracting proteins from milk using silica and anion exchange resins Process for extracting proteins from milk which consists first of extracting the proteins, other than casein, by putting skimmed milk in contact with at least one anion exchanger resin and with silica, fixation of the proteins, then elution and finally se... | 10/21/1980 |
| 3990905 | Food process antifoam A defoaming composition comprising a bis-amide, a liquid hydrocarbon oil, and optionally a surfactant having an HLB of at least 6. The composition may be used to abate and prevent foam formation in sugar beet raw liquor.... | 11/09/1976 |
